Mon 22 March 2021: Former Congolese government minister Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, the main rival of outgoing leader Denis Sassou Nguesso in the presidential election, died due to COVID-19 complications before the vote count has ended, media reported. On Sunday, the Republic of the Congo voted in an election to choose its next president. Longtime […]
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Mon 22 March 2021: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to talk separately with the European Union leaders ahead of a virtual summit on Thursday where the bloc members will be discussing an eventual European ban on COVID-19 vaccine exports, amid fears that the prohibition could delay the United Kingdom’s vaccination campaign, the national […]
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Mon 22 March 2021: Trust in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in many European countries has plunged following controversy around the jab in recent weeks, according to a new survey unveiled by British pollsters YouGov. A majority of people in the biggest European Union member states, including Germany, France, Spain and Italy, now see the inoculation as […]
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Mon 22 March 2021: South African Health Ministry on Sunday said that the country sold all doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus that it had at disposal to the member states of the African Union (AU). “The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, is pleased to announce that the sale of the Astra […]
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Sun 21 March 2021: AstraZeneca said on Sunday its COVID-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law. Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council, the Indonesia Ulema Council, said on its website Friday that the vaccine is “haram” because the manufacturing process […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Over 60 members of the UK parliament have written to Home Secretary Priti Patel demanding a lift on the ban on protests during the COVID-19 pandemic and deeming it a violation of human rights, activists who helped put together the letter, said Saturday. The letter, coordinated by campaign groups Liberty and […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: France, Poland and Ukraine introduced new lockdown measures Saturday to fight a surge in coronavirus infections, as the European Union threatened to block exports of AstraZeneca jabs in an escalating row over vaccines. In Poland most shops will be shut for the next three weeks along with hotels and cinemas, with […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, Dr. Faisal Sultan says. PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home — Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) March 20, 2021 Taking to Twitter, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Dr. Faisal Sultan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Friday cautioned citizens to refrain from engaging in public protests, citing the current COVID-19 restrictions and possible health risks. The country is currently reeling from the murder of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman, by a police officer. The incident took place as the new Police, […]
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Fri 19 March 2021: There was relief, frustration and fear on Friday as a number of European nations resumed administering the AstraZeneca vaccine after the jabs were suspended over safety fears. “I’m a bit anxious of course, but what can you do? We have to do this, and we do it,” said Valentina, a 42-year-old […]
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